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GLIN NEWS: 07 October 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 07 October 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Water-draining plan for Big Pipe okayed
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The decision allowing the expansion of the so-called Big Pipe into north Markhammeans 27 billion litres of underground water will be sucked from the aquifer over the next 30 months. Source: The Toronto Star (10/7)


Windmill project to push Quebec to top in in wind energy production
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A massive windmill power project unveiled by Quebec on Monday will more than double Canada's output of wind energy and vault the province past Alberta as the country's main producer. Source: National Post (10/6)


Residents ask officials to safeguard lakes' water
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About 70 people attended a meeting to discuss plans by the Great Lakes Council of Governors to develop strict regulations on major water diversions out of the Great Lakes and on major new uses of water within the Great Lakes watershed. Source: Duluth News Tribune (10/6)


Evanston ready to dunk marina
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The waterlogged proposal to turn a slice of Evanston's lakefront into a 300-boat marina is a City Council vote away from going under. Source: Chicago Tribune (10/6)


Conservation group targets Robertson
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One of the state's leading conservation groups accuses state Rep. Robertson of refusing to sign a pledge to protect Michigan water, failing to stop Canadian garbage from coming into the state and opposing the Water Legacy Act. Source: The Flint Journal (10/6)


Salmon leaving Lake Huron and swimming to Lake Michigan
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Schools of big chinook salmon are abandoning Lake Huron for Lake Michigan, and marina owners and charter captains say big-spending fishermen are following them. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (10/6)


DNR to erase lapse in harbor inspections
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is beefing up its inspection of Great Lakes harbors and boating access sites in the wake of criticism over its failure to adequately monitor them. Source: The Mining Journal (10/6)


States ready for wolf delisting?
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to remove the eastern population of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and turn over wolf management to state control, but not everyone thinks the states are up for it. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (10/4)


Even in Ohio, hurricanes can deliver misery
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Meteorologists believe that the world has shifted gears into a cycle of increased hurricane activity that may last 20 years, and by all accounts, Ohio and other northern states also face decades of greater travail from hurricanes and their remnants. Source: The Toledo Blade (10/3)


Muskie anglers wait for cooler water
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This summer, Lake St. Clair didn't get as warm as it usually does, resulting in excellent muskellunge fishing in August when the activity typically slows down. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/30)


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